[TR] Minuteman Tower - East Face, 5.8 9/13/2007

[Trent]

Trip: Minuteman Tower - East Face, 5.8

 

Date: 9/13/2007

 

Trip Report:

On Thursday, Dallas, Kevin and I climbed the East Face of Minuteman Tower. There are some excellent trip reports published, so I won't belabor the details. We climbed the standard route for the first four pitches, but bypassed the 5.10 pitch on the headwall. We traversed right (north) about fifteen feet from the start of the 5.10 hand crack to a low angle squeeze chimney and exited it over a small roof to the start of the excellent 5.8 hand crack. Dallas led this pitch, and it felt like 5.6 on second, although it was somewhat awkward. The hand crack was well worth the climb. It was Dallas' 68th birthday, and the third time he had climbed the route. Steve

 

Gear Notes:

Standard alpine rack to #2 camalot.

 

Approach Notes:

No snow.

[hefeweizen]

Big up to the 68 year old still killing it!!

 

Oh yeah, and nice job everyone else.